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Long way to go on RMA reform
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Long way to go on RMA reform
It is too early to tell whether the reality of the proposed replacements for the Resource Management Act will match the hoopla around them.
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Why be surprised by heat and fire?
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Why be surprised by heat and fire?
Every evening on the television news, a peculiar game plays out.
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Peace on earth
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Peace on earth
They call football the beautiful game, but its ugly side was openly on display in the early hours of Saturday morning (New Zealand time).
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Fast track fiasco
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Fast track fiasco
The indecent speed with which the government is pushing through yet another piece of controversial legislation, the Fast-track Approvals Amendments Bill, is concerning.
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Retirement village changes a good start
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Retirement village changes a good start
The advertisements promise a halcyonic experience and wonderful life to come.
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Editorial: Te Kāika needs to succeed
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Te Kāika needs to succeed
In October 2021 we editorialised that the rise of Te Kāika had been remarkable, and that its approach to delivering low-cost healthcare to the vulnerable had been vindicated by its spectacular success.
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Gone but not forgotten
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Gone but not forgotten
The ongoing police conduct scandal claimed its biggest and least surprising victim on Tuesday with the resignation of former commissioner Andrew Coster from his role as chief executive of the...
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Rates cap performance
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Rates cap performance
It is not surprising the government thinks its plans to cap local government rates is a winner.
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There’s still a long way to go
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There’s still a long way to go
Anyone who has spent time in London travelling on the Underground will be aware of the announcement which plays as trains pull into certain stations.
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Labour pitches to anyone listening
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Labour pitches to anyone listening
Labour will have good reason to be pleased following its annual conference over the weekend.
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Dissatisfaction challenge
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Dissatisfaction challenge
The low rating for the performance of the Dunedin city mayor and councillors in the last quarterly result from the Residents’ Opinion Survey provides a challenge for the new council.
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Close, but not a total Cop out
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Close, but not a total Cop out
Another year nearly gone, another Cop meeting over.
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A for effort
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A for effort
Once upon a time, struggling university students could be consoled with the old adage "Cs get degrees".
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Plan has more questions than answers
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Plan has more questions than answers
The government’s belief that few people know who their regional councillors are and what those organisations do is about to be put to the test.
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Signing your life away
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Signing your life away
One of the earliest and most important lessons you learn on the road to becoming a grown-up is what it means to put your signature on something.
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Super charging superannuation debate
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Super charging superannuation debate
The date for the 2026 general election has not even been set, but the campaign is already well and truly under way.
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Stopping stalking
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Stopping stalking
In the Dunedin District Court on Friday, an offender termed a "relentless" repeat stalker was sentenced to 18 months’ intensive supervision, the judge urging the defendant to get the help he "clearly so desperately needs".
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Empathy not on van Velden’s agenda
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Empathy not on van Velden’s agenda
If you are wanting understanding and some relatively swift and reasonable justice, the Beehive has possibly never been the first place you’d start looking.
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Cruising on the Interislander
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Cruising on the Interislander
The tenuous sea link between the North and South Islands got a little stronger this week, after the government announced further details of KiwiRail’s new ferry fleet.
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